N.J.Ethics Opinions Is it Ethical for a Lawyer to Draft a Will giving his Spouse a Substantial Gift?
A N.J. lawyer drafted reciprocal wills for a mother (Monica Grossi) and
son (Fred Grossi, a good friend and longtime client) with his wife
(Bjorlo) as a contingent beneficiary. Both wills specifically
disinherited a sister (Sheila Redman), who moved to California many
years prior to the death of her mother and brother. Fred Grassi and his
mother died unexpectedly, resulting in the lawyer’s wife inheriting
$1.3 M, a lawsuit and ethics complaint filed by Redman.
Read more...Municipal Judge Faces Ethics Charges for Moonlighting as Mayor's Lawyer
A former municipal judge accused of doing legal work for his town’s
mayor while serving on the bench has been charged with judicial ethics
violations. Seth Davenport, who was a Montville judge for seven years
until resigning last April, also submitted a false certification denying
that he represented the mayor after becoming a judge, the Advisory
Committee on Judicial Conduct alleges in a complaint made public on
Monday. During an interview with ACJC staff on Oct. 5, 2010, Davenport
admitted it was “improper” for him to represent then-mayor John
Rossellini Jr. while a judge and that the certification, filed in a
Superior Court case, was “incorrect.” Davenport, who became Montville
judge in January 2003, allegedly kept handling personal legal matters.Read more...
Democrats Push U.S. Supreme Court for Ethics BillTwo Democratic lawmakers announced legislation today that would shake up
the ways that U.S. Supreme Court justices handle ethical questions. Read more...Should Ethics Charges Against Judge for Quip about "Bund Meeting" be Dismissed?
The state Supreme Court has dismissed an ethics complaint against a
Union County judge who made an off-color remark in the presence of a
Jewish lawyer about a 1930s American pro-Nazi organization. This is not
the first time Judge Wertheimer has been cautioned by the ethics
committee. “Loose Lips Sink Ships”
An Attorney Discipline Proceeding is not over until the N.J. Supreme Court singsThe N.J. Supreme Court decided, on its own, to consider a case involving
attorney ethics, despite the DRB (“Disciplinary Review Board”)
dismissing the ethics complaint against attorney Ty Hyderally.Read more...Can a Municipal Court Judge Deny Defendant's Request for a Public Defender, and then Prosecute the Case, without the Municipal Prosecutor?In a stinging rebuke, the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct filed formal charges against the Municipal Court Judge in Linden for this bad behavior.
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